Improvement in water-proof boots and shoes



H. n. otsoon. QW'ATER PROOF BOOTS AND SHOES. No 177,656. f v PatentedMay 23,1876.

N-FETW PHOTOQLITHOGRAFHEH. WASHINGTON, DMQ

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN D. OSGOOD, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRDHIS RIGHT TO JAMES M. OSGOOD, OF SAME PLAOE.

IMPROVEMENT lN WATER-PROOF BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 177-656, dated May 23,1876; application filed April 19, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN D. Oseoon, ofSomerville, in the county of Middlescx and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and valuable Improvement in Making Boots and Shoes; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The object of this invention is to render boots and shoes entirelywater-tight. Of course, it is well known that the principal place atwhich water finds entrance is just over the sole, between it and theupper. I have, therefore, to obviate this diffieulty, placed asandal-shaped and very thin rubber piece, made Whole, without seam, intothe shoe during the process of manufacture. Its position in the shoe ishetween'the outer and inner sole, and extending up for a short distancebetween the lining and upper. The shape of my device, allowing it toextend up around the sides, heel, and toe of the shoe, prevents theentrance of the water between the sole and upper, and renders it greatlysuperior to an ordinary rubber sole.

In the accompanying illustration, Figure 1 represents a portion of ashoe, with a piece broken out to show the position of the waterproofprotector. Fig. 2 is a view of my waterproof device or protectordetached from a shoe. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of ashoe provided .with the device. I

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

a represents the shoe-upper; b, the lining, while extending up betweenthem is the water-proof protector c. This is well shown in the brokenline 0 the outer sole, while the black line 0 is the rubber protector.

This protector may he slipped over the last while the shoe is in processof making, and

the upper lasted over it with perfect case.

If that part next to the sole d need any protection, a piece of cottonor other material may be pasted on the under side.

Any water-proof material maybe used in place of rubber. lower than shownin the drawing, as deemed most practicable.

It will be readily seen that by means of this device the boot or shoe towhich it is applied will be rendered perfectly tight, not only at thesole, but at the sides and between the sole and upper, where the wateris most likely to ooze in.

The sides and toe of the rubber protector may be covered with cloth, ifdesired, in order to protect the rubber from wear in case of breakage inthe leather.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is

In the manufacture of water-proof boots and shoes, the combination ofthe intermediate seamless upper and sole, of water-proof material, withthe shoeupper, lining, and soles, all arranged substantially as and forthe purpose hereinbefore set forth.

HERMAN D. OSGOOD.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, E. R. WILLIAMS.

Its sides may be higher or

